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what in the strategic environment leads them to think that? if you look at ungoverned spaces, the probability of civil wars, the probability of long term instability, i'm not sure why they draw that conclusionment i would argue that from a u.s. perspective, we certainly do have an interest in maintaining a capability to address instability in places like the middle east and in asia. so i wonder about this planning scenario which appears to be high-tech, but which ignores kind of the lessons learned over the last few years. that leads me to my second set of concerns, which are focused on these innovative partnerships. so if the u.s. is going to focus on technology, who's going to handle the rest of the issues? we have something called global train and equip in the department of defense to train military forces around the world to handle counter terrorism operations and stability operations. will we see an increase in that activity? are we going to dmend on partners, whether it's the united kingdom, whether it's molly to address concerns that, r
what in the strategic environment leads them to think that? if you look at ungoverned spaces, the probability of civil wars, the probability of long term instability, i'm not sure why they draw that conclusionment i would argue that from a u.s. perspective, we certainly do have an interest in maintaining a capability to address instability in places like the middle east and in asia. so i wonder about this planning scenario which appears to be high-tech, but which ignores kind of the lessons...
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jim joined us from the tribune washington bureau covering energy, environment and politics for newspapers including the "los angeles times" and the "chicago tribune," previously worked at the "to lead ledo bla" he won the 2007 livingston award for young journeyists of stories revealing the true roots of ohio's economic decline and part of the coingate team at the toledo blade, a finalist for the pulitzer prize. jim? >> thank you so much. thank you all for sticking around. i'm a numbers nerd myself, and i've been delighted with the amount of numbers so far. but i want to start without numbers and start with raw numbers. how numbers and how we should do this, 5 trillion here, 4 trillion there. let's talk about what's going to happen. right? what's -- what does this look like a year from now? both from the lame duck and going forward. how much closer do you all think we will be towards actual, you know, fiscal health, towards balancing our budget and most importantly, where will those budget balancing measures actually have come from. we'll start with you, sir. >> history would tell us, if y
jim joined us from the tribune washington bureau covering energy, environment and politics for newspapers including the "los angeles times" and the "chicago tribune," previously worked at the "to lead ledo bla" he won the 2007 livingston award for young journeyists of stories revealing the true roots of ohio's economic decline and part of the coingate team at the toledo blade, a finalist for the pulitzer prize. jim? >> thank you so much. thank you all for...
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and i suspect many of you out there who work in these contract environments are seeing this already. the pentagon is saying you know what, i really don't need a master's degree with 10 years of experience in that job. i can take a bachelor's degree with three years experience with a commensurate reduction in the anticipated cost of that. that's fine, as long as that three-year's experience bachelor's person can do the job. let us hope that somebody made that evaluation before they descoped the requirements. let us not be blinded by false optimism in that regard. and then, finally, better inventory management. and, again, this has been a hallmark. i've only been at this business for 35 years. we've been preaching better inventory management the entire time. what are efficiencies, really? they're what the australians call efficiency dividends. that's what you other going to look for in the bunt. the second is, in fact, some of the unanswered questions. this was a difficult budget process, in part, because the start point wasn't really determined until these guys were wrapped up. and th
and i suspect many of you out there who work in these contract environments are seeing this already. the pentagon is saying you know what, i really don't need a master's degree with 10 years of experience in that job. i can take a bachelor's degree with three years experience with a commensurate reduction in the anticipated cost of that. that's fine, as long as that three-year's experience bachelor's person can do the job. let us hope that somebody made that evaluation before they descoped the...
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one of the things that's always inherent in dealing with oil is the environment. we've had some disasters obviously, the bp oil disaster and spill in the gulf was a disaster that should not have happened and the industry as a whole going back hundreds of years, this industry has evolved quite a bit. in the early days there were no regulations at all. when you drilled a well, oil just went everywhere. it comes at a combination of public concern, governmental action and the industry themselves. i think all those things come together. today i think you see a lot more companies and the companies that we deal with every day are very concerned about the environment. i think there are issues today we think of the fracing and operations and i think the industry is concerned. you might say the easy oil to find and get out of the ground has been found and we have drilled for it and have produced it. the oil that's still there. again we think we have huge reserves still available to us. but it is deeper, it's in harder formations to get out and so the big issues coming up, t
one of the things that's always inherent in dealing with oil is the environment. we've had some disasters obviously, the bp oil disaster and spill in the gulf was a disaster that should not have happened and the industry as a whole going back hundreds of years, this industry has evolved quite a bit. in the early days there were no regulations at all. when you drilled a well, oil just went everywhere. it comes at a combination of public concern, governmental action and the industry themselves. i...
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one of the things that's always inhairnlt in dealing with oil is the environment. and we've had some disasters, obviously, the bp oil disaster and spill in the gulf is a disaster that should not have happened. but the industry as a whole, going back hundreds of years, we have to look at an industry that's evolved quite a bit. in the early days there were no environmental regulations at all. when you drilled a well, oil just went everywhere. so obviously we've come a long way since then. so it comes to a combination of public concern, governmental action and the industry themselves. i think all of those things come together. today i think you see a lot more of the companies and companies we deal with every day are very concerned about the environment. i think there are issues today. we think of issues when we talk about the fracking jobs and some of the shale formations. the public is concerned, and i think the industry is concerned so i think we see a lot of things working together now. it's all a balance. you might say the easy oil to find and get out of the groun
one of the things that's always inhairnlt in dealing with oil is the environment. and we've had some disasters, obviously, the bp oil disaster and spill in the gulf is a disaster that should not have happened. but the industry as a whole, going back hundreds of years, we have to look at an industry that's evolved quite a bit. in the early days there were no environmental regulations at all. when you drilled a well, oil just went everywhere. so obviously we've come a long way since then. so it...
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then that connection, whenever i was in a tight spot on the battlefield or in a time-critical decision environment in the pentagon involving tens of thousands of people and millions of dollars, personnel chief of the army for 2 1/2 years. i would think what am i doing that i should not be doing? what am i not doing that i should be doing to influence the situation? in my favor. and associated with that principle of "one more thing" i've learned in life that in any endeavor, family in battle, in business, after i retired i was vice president of a major ski place in colorado for four and a half years. when there's nothing going wrong, often there's nothing going wrong except there's nothing going wrong. that's when you have to be most alert. and finally, i learned early in my life to trust my instincts. your instincts are the product of your education and training. your work, your personality, and in a tight time-critical situation, especially in most types of situations, if my head tells me one thing and my gut tells me another, i go with my gut. oftentimes there's no time for a reason to analyze t
then that connection, whenever i was in a tight spot on the battlefield or in a time-critical decision environment in the pentagon involving tens of thousands of people and millions of dollars, personnel chief of the army for 2 1/2 years. i would think what am i doing that i should not be doing? what am i not doing that i should be doing to influence the situation? in my favor. and associated with that principle of "one more thing" i've learned in life that in any endeavor, family in...
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currently environment regulations prevent the government from buying coal-based liquid fuel because of concerns about greenhouse gas emissions. we'll show you as much of this portion as we can, until the committee gavels back in. >> gentleman for the purpose of offering and explaining his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the energy security independent security act 2007 had a late amendment to it that put in section 526, which previous federal government from -- or government agencies from buying fuels unless they can certify that life cycle greenhouse gas emissions are less than the alternatives. this is prevented our federal government from buying that. this would exempt the definite defense from 526. just the department of defense and allow them to continue to buy, know, coal to liquids as alternatives, much as has said in the previous debate how important it is that we have safe stable sources of fuel and energy from the united states for our military to, have access to and this was a broad spectrum aloud oil from canada, from the oil there as well as the oil shell and sands
currently environment regulations prevent the government from buying coal-based liquid fuel because of concerns about greenhouse gas emissions. we'll show you as much of this portion as we can, until the committee gavels back in. >> gentleman for the purpose of offering and explaining his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the energy security independent security act 2007 had a late amendment to it that put in section 526, which previous federal government from -- or government...
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this year, an understanding with russia on the corporation would if it could be successful, provide an environment that would be more conducive for the discussions within nato on nonstrategic nuclear weapons, but for the time being as i said, the best thing about the ddpr is that it didn't close to process. so now that the restricted process of ddpr process is over, nato should start a real dialogue and proper analysis, which might be able to apply a holistic approach to the overarching question, deter who and how and from what and what is the role of nato's nonstrategic weapons and why does nato need them? after a suitable break, not too long, i hope, nato needs to get back into a process with an educational focus. that is why the the new committee i spoke about is really important. and this is my last point, that i can say this, it's also time for the u.s. to take the lead and seek to inference the position of the central europeans on nonstrategic nuclear weapons. the united states has had a background position on this and has left it for the europeans to sort out the issues on these matters. bu
this year, an understanding with russia on the corporation would if it could be successful, provide an environment that would be more conducive for the discussions within nato on nonstrategic nuclear weapons, but for the time being as i said, the best thing about the ddpr is that it didn't close to process. so now that the restricted process of ddpr process is over, nato should start a real dialogue and proper analysis, which might be able to apply a holistic approach to the overarching...
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you receive health care, what your children learn in school or how you clean your air or protect your environment. that's not their role. and if we elect leaders from the republican party who preserve the current state of the bureaucracy that command and control policy from washington, d.c., we get the government we deserve. we ought to be true tenth amendment patriots or strip it out of the constitution. one of the two. the separations of power is not merely about checks and balances between congress, executive branch and the federal judiciary. it's also about divide sovereignty between federal government and the states. our founding fathers from madison to washington knew that if we centralize power in an all encompassing federal bureaucracy that one day the central government should become as intrusive and as powerful as that distant crown from which they fought for liberty. our founders -- our founders also protected and defended religious freedoms in our constitution and our young nation. today, even our religious freedoms are under attack from the obama administration in washington. this ju
you receive health care, what your children learn in school or how you clean your air or protect your environment. that's not their role. and if we elect leaders from the republican party who preserve the current state of the bureaucracy that command and control policy from washington, d.c., we get the government we deserve. we ought to be true tenth amendment patriots or strip it out of the constitution. one of the two. the separations of power is not merely about checks and balances between...
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we are looking at a mobile environment. but the challenge is when you're taking that ipad what happens to him. do you trust that the person not handing to someone does not have ill intent. there's a lot of things that they're working through. but you think about that which operates your home. >> your heat, your power. they're pretty critical. you know, they were very concerned a couple of years ago about alaska coming after the power -- al-qaeda coming after america. they're -- they didn't necessarily say that. you know, i've given you a lot of doom and gloom but it's not all that. i will tell you and i see some of you in the room, you are the best and the blightest and you are the future. but fire not there's a lot of really smart people that when you will decide both in traditional ways, non- traditional ways, and in innovation and technology that will help us develop new defensive platforms and we also have to look at the personnel. the folks we hired 10 years ago are not going to be the folks we need for the future. the
we are looking at a mobile environment. but the challenge is when you're taking that ipad what happens to him. do you trust that the person not handing to someone does not have ill intent. there's a lot of things that they're working through. but you think about that which operates your home. >> your heat, your power. they're pretty critical. you know, they were very concerned a couple of years ago about alaska coming after the power -- al-qaeda coming after america. they're -- they...
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in today's environment the bad guys have all the advantages advantages. >> but when we look at it from a prioritization standpoint, who are sort of the first block of folks who are going to be covered by this and then, you know, what are the subsequent elements? >> i think since 90% of the critical infrastructure in this country is in private ownership, that will probably be the first area of focus as far as establishing standards. and then at some point in time you reach a tipping point where they become defacto. you know, if you think back many years ago, some of us are old enough to remember, you know, the fact that the three- pronged plug became electrical -- part of the electricity equation. we've reached a tipping point in cyber space where the de facto elements will take over and it'll be more economical, it'll be more advantageous for us to follow the standards. >> all government contractors is a priority because you can use that as a gateway for information. but defense contractors so far have been exempt, haven't they? >> they're exempt because defense contractors have alread
in today's environment the bad guys have all the advantages advantages. >> but when we look at it from a prioritization standpoint, who are sort of the first block of folks who are going to be covered by this and then, you know, what are the subsequent elements? >> i think since 90% of the critical infrastructure in this country is in private ownership, that will probably be the first area of focus as far as establishing standards. and then at some point in time you reach a tipping...
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now i serve to protect the environment and defend my country. it's like i was born for this. were you born ready for a greater challenge? find out at gocoastguard.com. >> memorials in steel and stone are only one of the many ways we remember those who died in the attacks on tuesday, september 11, 2001. another lasting legacy is the creation of tuesday's children. it's an organization dedicated to helping all those who lost loved ones in the disaster. among other things, it offers teens programs like mentoring, counseling, and community service. over the years, tuesday's children has gone global. they've now also reached out to families around the world who've been victimized by terrorism. [ patriotic music plays ] >> the first actual award of the medal of honor went to the surviving members of the andrews raid. this was a sort of a spy mission that went on in georgia, where a civilian scout and spy named andrews led a group of soldiers and civilians to capture a confederate locomotive and to use it to go up and down the railroad lines to destroy bridges, tear up tracks, and s
now i serve to protect the environment and defend my country. it's like i was born for this. were you born ready for a greater challenge? find out at gocoastguard.com. >> memorials in steel and stone are only one of the many ways we remember those who died in the attacks on tuesday, september 11, 2001. another lasting legacy is the creation of tuesday's children. it's an organization dedicated to helping all those who lost loved ones in the disaster. among other things, it offers teens...
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the people do not want to go back to a taliban environment. they were on the fence for a while because they were not sure how this would turn out. but as local governance continues to gain traction, as economic opportunity becomes more widespread throughout afghanistan, what you find is the people, the people who might have accepted the taliban at some point in the past, see that there now is a future that could be different than the taliban darkness, a future that could be in fact an afghanistan that is aligned with the west, an afghanistan that is aligned with the united states. and they see the improvement in the quality of their lives. >> rose: general allen for the hour next. he is in washington for meetings at the pentagon and congressional testimony. allen was questioned about the current u.s. mission in afghanistan and the impending draw-down in testimony before congress. >> the campaign has been long will no longer be terrorized by the taliban. second, as a coalition, the largest in recent history, we are well along in our progress to
the people do not want to go back to a taliban environment. they were on the fence for a while because they were not sure how this would turn out. but as local governance continues to gain traction, as economic opportunity becomes more widespread throughout afghanistan, what you find is the people, the people who might have accepted the taliban at some point in the past, see that there now is a future that could be different than the taliban darkness, a future that could be in fact an...
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we need a new strategy to confront those threats and in a difficult budget environment you guys did that and put together a good strategy. i hope we have a realistic conversation. if more money needs to be spent, tell us where to balance it out. because never forget it's also in our national security interest to have a strong economy and a strong fiscal government.
we need a new strategy to confront those threats and in a difficult budget environment you guys did that and put together a good strategy. i hope we have a realistic conversation. if more money needs to be spent, tell us where to balance it out. because never forget it's also in our national security interest to have a strong economy and a strong fiscal government.
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bottom line it's vitally important and the key thing here in the environment we're entering which is a contested, congested space environment, unlike it was certainly when the until and itself the u.s. -- and the u.s. air force had complete dominance. we need to be able to know what's occurring with our space platforms, whether there's interference, whether there's struptions that are caused -- interruptions that are caused by other than natural occurrences. and importantly to be able to attribute who or what or what the source of that interference is. because you cannot deter if you cannot attribute. >> are we doing enough in order to be able to do that? >> probably not enough, but the reality is given the resource constraints we have, we're doing as much as we can, and we clearly understand the necessity for improving space situation awareness to make sure we retain the resilience of all those constellations you mentioned. >> there's one thing i want to quickly ask you. you told congress recently the air force hasn't distinguished itself with acquisition success. what's the problem
bottom line it's vitally important and the key thing here in the environment we're entering which is a contested, congested space environment, unlike it was certainly when the until and itself the u.s. -- and the u.s. air force had complete dominance. we need to be able to know what's occurring with our space platforms, whether there's interference, whether there's struptions that are caused -- interruptions that are caused by other than natural occurrences. and importantly to be able to...
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in the nato russia council and hopefully lead to a better atmosphere and a more constructive working environment within the council. moreover, following the american elections this year, a renewed effort at reaching an understanding with russia on corporation on missile defense would, if it could be successful, provide an environment that would be more conducive for further discussions within nato on nonstrategic nuclear weapons. but for the time being, as i said, the best thing about the ddpr is that it didn't close the process. so now that the restricted process of the ddpr process is over, nato should start a real dialogue and proper analysis which might be able to apply a holistic approach to the over arching question, deter whom, how, and from what? and what is the role of nato's nonstrategic nuclear weapons and why exactly does nato need them? after suitable break, not too long, i hope, nato simply needs to get back into a process of talking about these issues with an educational focus that is why the new committee that i spoke about is really important. and speaking as a european, this is
in the nato russia council and hopefully lead to a better atmosphere and a more constructive working environment within the council. moreover, following the american elections this year, a renewed effort at reaching an understanding with russia on corporation on missile defense would, if it could be successful, provide an environment that would be more conducive for further discussions within nato on nonstrategic nuclear weapons. but for the time being, as i said, the best thing about the ddpr...
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how does this succeed in a politically-charged environment? >> i don't know that. but here's the way it should sort of play out. number one, the republicans in the house and those who are criticizing the amount of money being spent need to either put revenue on the table to cover more spending or stop, all right? and either you say here's where we're going to find you more money or you live with, again, what congress passed, what the republican house passed. this is the number. now, then d.o.d. says, well, you can't tinker with it or it'll change. i think there is an overall strategy and that overall strategy is somewhat dependent on where the money is spent. it's completely wrong to say if you make any one change that strategy tbs out the window. i don't think that's true. obviously you can look at it and say i like your strategy, i know we've got to live with this number, but i think the cut here shouldn't be here, it should be there. that's the role of congress, i think to exercise that oversight or possibly it's the role of congress to say you know what, we got
how does this succeed in a politically-charged environment? >> i don't know that. but here's the way it should sort of play out. number one, the republicans in the house and those who are criticizing the amount of money being spent need to either put revenue on the table to cover more spending or stop, all right? and either you say here's where we're going to find you more money or you live with, again, what congress passed, what the republican house passed. this is the number. now, then...
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if we're moving to alternatives that are actually worse for the environment that create more climate change problems which add global instability, then that is a problem. the problem we'd rather not create when we don't have to create. there are many alternative fuels that go in the opposite direction that give us a cleaner environment and help on all manner of different fronts. and those are the ones we should be selecting. i don't think this exemption makes sense. luke i said, it's straightforward. we've all -- i think everybody on the committee at one time or another has had the debate about climate change, fossil fuels and the impact on the environment. you know where you stand. it's a pretty significant issue in terms of the impact it is having on thor environment and i oppose this because it would undermine attempts to try and get that problem under control. i yield back. >> chair recognizes gentleman from colorado mr. five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and ranking member smith, when you said global instability i just warranted to make a brief quick remark. getting oil s
if we're moving to alternatives that are actually worse for the environment that create more climate change problems which add global instability, then that is a problem. the problem we'd rather not create when we don't have to create. there are many alternative fuels that go in the opposite direction that give us a cleaner environment and help on all manner of different fronts. and those are the ones we should be selecting. i don't think this exemption makes sense. luke i said, it's...
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. >> yeah, possums are part of the cleanup crew for the environment. they are our natural garbage men. i hate to say that because they're wonderful animals, but they clean up environmental waste, but they will also eat litter. >> don't litter ought your car window. that attracts possums and other animals to the road. >> we've got about 15 seconds. if you'd like more information, visit wusa9.com. we'll link you to their website. that's it for noon. we'll be back here at 5:00. you can check us out at any time at wusa9.com. have a great day, everybody.
. >> yeah, possums are part of the cleanup crew for the environment. they are our natural garbage men. i hate to say that because they're wonderful animals, but they clean up environmental waste, but they will also eat litter. >> don't litter ought your car window. that attracts possums and other animals to the road. >> we've got about 15 seconds. if you'd like more information, visit wusa9.com. we'll link you to their website. that's it for noon. we'll be back here at 5:00....
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it is a difficult environment. winston churchill once said the only thing certain about or is it is full of disappointments and mistakes. and it is true. it is tough. but when it comes to a wartime contract and we have to look back and understand reforms are necessary to avoid making more costly mistakes. this is not just a retrospective, because contractors are still very much in gauged, particularly in afghanistan, where the u.s. still has over 100,000 private contractors. even in iraq today, after the last u.s. troops returned home december, the departments of defense and state maintain roughly 30,000 private contractors. at this time of serious fiscal challenges and trillion dollar deficits, we must do all we can to avoid waste and to get the best possible value out of the taxpayers' dollar. the war contracting commission along with a long series of inspector general report identified some of the issues which should be focused on, ranging from improving reliable price information to ensure the government is get
it is a difficult environment. winston churchill once said the only thing certain about or is it is full of disappointments and mistakes. and it is true. it is tough. but when it comes to a wartime contract and we have to look back and understand reforms are necessary to avoid making more costly mistakes. this is not just a retrospective, because contractors are still very much in gauged, particularly in afghanistan, where the u.s. still has over 100,000 private contractors. even in iraq today,...
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officials at the university promote aant to environment for everyone. favor of the ban but to,they have not been able right plan to implement it. >> thank you. what turned back to the weather a wonderful subject. was downf ragweed compared to yesterday. sparkling blue sky again. over washington, i will you a great time lapse of high, thin clouds out there. 78 degrees. not too far away from our average high. i know you have noticed the decreasing amount of daylight. we are losing about two minutes daylight each and every day. morning temperatures, reagan got to 57. coolest morning since way back in may. 46 degrees. evening and great falls, maryland, ithern was a cool morning. seen as high, thin clouds? are in washington and the beltway, if you look close, this was late this afternoon, about 2:00 this afternoon. here are the temperatures from the other spots. a cool morning to start off, t the outdoor recess kind of day. w much of the country is cloud free. there is what is left of the terrible front that came through. by and large, we're going to see of
officials at the university promote aant to environment for everyone. favor of the ban but to,they have not been able right plan to implement it. >> thank you. what turned back to the weather a wonderful subject. was downf ragweed compared to yesterday. sparkling blue sky again. over washington, i will you a great time lapse of high, thin clouds out there. 78 degrees. not too far away from our average high. i know you have noticed the decreasing amount of daylight. we are losing about two...
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do you think of hope for the environment, or food, clothing, shelter? we do. weyerhaeuser. growing ideas. >> the house will stand in the chair. >> this week on "inside washington," john boehner's plan b collapses and the house goes home for christmas. >> it is hard to get your mind around said that someone so young could leave us, and such a peaceful community, such an horrific event. >> another massacre and another called for gun-control. >> the fact of this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. >> hands brawl after the state department report on benghazi, but are they the right hands? >> the compound was inadequate for the threat environment in benghazi, and in fact, grossly inadequate to deal with the attacks that took place that night. >> will former republican senator chuck hagel make it to the pentagon? >> the house did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient support from our members to pass. house speaker john boehner's statement on thursday evening as he stood in front of the house republican conference on thur
do you think of hope for the environment, or food, clothing, shelter? we do. weyerhaeuser. growing ideas. >> the house will stand in the chair. >> this week on "inside washington," john boehner's plan b collapses and the house goes home for christmas. >> it is hard to get your mind around said that someone so young could leave us, and such a peaceful community, such an horrific event. >> another massacre and another called for gun-control. >> the fact of...
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on a blog post written after was contacted, she wrote her workplace had become a environment and said she was shocked and annoyed that consideredbe newsworthy. she told abc7 she was not supposed to comment. >> back out your live. see the folks who have support the professor. for american university, they statement saying the policydoes not have a breast-feeding but does local and federal rules for what it is supposed to do for nursing mothers. the school also went on to not condemn or support what professor pine did in the did point outit that when an employee has a sick child, there is a policy where they can take leave and stay home with that child. that is an option, the school pointed out. live at american university. >> thank you. seven is on your side with a marketplace reaction. apple set to unveil the iphone 5 tomorrow. industry experts predict that e will sell 10 million new the first couple of this device is released. expected to have a bigger screen among other new features. less than one year after the iphone 4s, which came out in september 11. -- in september 2011. >> you
on a blog post written after was contacted, she wrote her workplace had become a environment and said she was shocked and annoyed that consideredbe newsworthy. she told abc7 she was not supposed to comment. >> back out your live. see the folks who have support the professor. for american university, they statement saying the policydoes not have a breast-feeding but does local and federal rules for what it is supposed to do for nursing mothers. the school also went on to not condemn or...
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the pests on the other in the weeds unrest and for these crops are not just they're not good for the environment they are there they enable the use of more pesticides in many cases and they're also a real threat to both farmers and biodiversity by wiping out taking over other crops and chris before we run out of time i'm sorry that's really you know. it sounds kind of bad right but what what is the actual effect of g.m.o. foods and human people i mean there's. i think there's an alternate article that said that month answer doesn't even serve it's own product and it's happened i don't know how true that is but should the average american be concerned about health effects from channels well absolutely i mean the studies are still being done but there are a number of studies showing again that they introduced by crossing different you'd be introduced to the states. and some people are very allergic to certain things and when you don't label. enough to do. g.m.o. what was the. merging into this never had that before so that's just one example of how you know the rest you know again there's a lot of
the pests on the other in the weeds unrest and for these crops are not just they're not good for the environment they are there they enable the use of more pesticides in many cases and they're also a real threat to both farmers and biodiversity by wiping out taking over other crops and chris before we run out of time i'm sorry that's really you know. it sounds kind of bad right but what what is the actual effect of g.m.o. foods and human people i mean there's. i think there's an alternate...
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>> the security posture of the compound was inadequate for the threat environment, and in fact, grossly inadequate to deal with the attack which took place that night. >> will former republican senator chuck kagel and make it to the pentagon? >> the house did not take up the tax measure today because it did on have suffient support from our members to pass. house speaker john boehner's statement thursday evening as he stood in print of the republican conference, he recited the serenity prayer. god, grant me theereny to acpt the tngs which i cannot change and close the house for business until after christmas. there is no place like an empty house for the holidays. thus diane john boehner's plan b, which was destined to die anyway. >> let me be clear. speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problems that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to have to continue to work together
>> the security posture of the compound was inadequate for the threat environment, and in fact, grossly inadequate to deal with the attack which took place that night. >> will former republican senator chuck kagel and make it to the pentagon? >> the house did not take up the tax measure today because it did on have suffient support from our members to pass. house speaker john boehner's statement thursday evening as he stood in print of the republican conference, he recited the...
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what is there that is particularly creepy of the operations taking place in the anonymous of urban environments? >> is a sensation to realize the have been in washing tin 25 years and i thought i knew the area pretty well. but i drive everyday past office buildings but now i never think of them the same way because now we can pinpoint secret offices all around the washing tin area hidden in plain sight. after 9/11 when we were panicked there could be another attack the government began to write blank checks, not actually above $40 billion was the first cut. it went from congress to the executive agency at the request of the administration but the members of congress were worried we did not know who al qaeda was all our how strong they were. so spend as much as need be. after the first 40 billion came then another 40 billion. money was spent on anything and anyone who had an idea that could be called counterterrorism except neither the white house nor congress wanted to grow government but don't hire more employees because people will like that. we will hire contractors. some say this is cheaper
what is there that is particularly creepy of the operations taking place in the anonymous of urban environments? >> is a sensation to realize the have been in washing tin 25 years and i thought i knew the area pretty well. but i drive everyday past office buildings but now i never think of them the same way because now we can pinpoint secret offices all around the washing tin area hidden in plain sight. after 9/11 when we were panicked there could be another attack the government began to...
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if that becomes necessary in the fiscal environment. we don't recommend we do this, but we say that should be the lowest priority. >> you did not endorse any one of these options. you didn't make that hard choice. why didn't you make the hard choice, and given your experience, which one of these scenarios is more likely than the others? >> well, i think the most likely scenario is something like that 10% reduction from the president's current budget plan. the overall fiscal pressures are going to push us that way because of the deficit issue. and the one thing i would like to add is, these choices of what systems to cut or what forces to cut would be far less difficult if we could make the defense department more efficient. and we identify in the study some $900 billion in potential savings just through greater efficiency, particularly in the way we utilize manpower. so if we could pocket that, then we wouldn't to have cut our combat forces as much. >> but let me ask you something that i've asked almost everybody in the administration.
if that becomes necessary in the fiscal environment. we don't recommend we do this, but we say that should be the lowest priority. >> you did not endorse any one of these options. you didn't make that hard choice. why didn't you make the hard choice, and given your experience, which one of these scenarios is more likely than the others? >> well, i think the most likely scenario is something like that 10% reduction from the president's current budget plan. the overall fiscal...
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the environment we're operating in, with nuclear deterrents is multinodele. certainly, there are powers that still possess the means to do exsteenings damage to the u.s. with nuclear weapons. we now have to bring into that, a power set that is very complex, because we've got to both deter the regional as piering and assure what we provide. the folks at u.s. stratcom are working on this. >> there is discussion of 5,000 now to come out of this, round about 5,000, give or take, but also folks talking about at the end of the day, the nation can get away with an arsenal of 1,000 weapons. does numerically, 1,000 work given the kind of challenges you have? >> numbers are important in this discussion. more important is the capacity to produce the deterrent attributes that you need for the 21st century environment. as an air man, we produce at the end of the day, responsiveness, and flexibility for the president in his triad. to the degree that can he opinion to do that at a certain number, we're ready to discuss it. but, there is a basic stabilizing effect particular
the environment we're operating in, with nuclear deterrents is multinodele. certainly, there are powers that still possess the means to do exsteenings damage to the u.s. with nuclear weapons. we now have to bring into that, a power set that is very complex, because we've got to both deter the regional as piering and assure what we provide. the folks at u.s. stratcom are working on this. >> there is discussion of 5,000 now to come out of this, round about 5,000, give or take, but also...
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around the world for thousands of years so if you want to do your part to help save and protect our environment back away from the beef push away the poultry and try some nice juicy nutty flavored meal worms. they're really tasty. coming up in the wake of the connecticut school shooting tragedy debates over gun control and access to mental health services are heating up in washington and while those are important issues to address what's the one major characteristic of mass murders in this country that lawmakers should be really paying attention to. something. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harvey welcome to the big picture.
around the world for thousands of years so if you want to do your part to help save and protect our environment back away from the beef push away the poultry and try some nice juicy nutty flavored meal worms. they're really tasty. coming up in the wake of the connecticut school shooting tragedy debates over gun control and access to mental health services are heating up in washington and while those are important issues to address what's the one major characteristic of mass murders in this...
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. >> if i can comment on the political environment in which we are operating going back to something that todd said, there are not a lot of surprises that what we are heard yesterday. it may be a great opportunity if you look at the broader strategic construct, can you cut program s that were sacred cows in the necessarily exist. i sacrifice something in their crisis to cut programs that may have been sacred and negative funding widgets have been built into funding programs and when it was was brought down to size or he left, because we have a fairly rapid transition of leaders, but i believe that there's a common understanding that we have to do something about pay and benefits, that it's unsustainable and i think it's an opportunity where they are hopeful of reaching some type of agreement in dwrcongres where they are able to at least cap the growth so that it leaves room in the budget to equip and train the forces that we are going to retain. so i think that is something that is big enough, that the building is desperate enough to handle. it could be addressed at that time. >> and
. >> if i can comment on the political environment in which we are operating going back to something that todd said, there are not a lot of surprises that what we are heard yesterday. it may be a great opportunity if you look at the broader strategic construct, can you cut program s that were sacred cows in the necessarily exist. i sacrifice something in their crisis to cut programs that may have been sacred and negative funding widgets have been built into funding programs and when it...
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the reality is, in this budget environment, you can't do everything everyone would want you to do to preserve every sector of the defense industrial base. so the question is, you know, not what do you cut, but what do you keep? and we don't really know yet what they're talking about doing. they at least talked about monitoring, but i don't think that is quite sufficient. but, you know, in terms of the procurement and tne accounts, we don't really know enough yet to say based on what they said yesterday, my hunch is that procurement is going to take a steeper cut than other parts of the budget. they're talking about protecting s&t investment, if you will. so if they do that, then they may not take as much of a cut as procurement. but i think that's all we can really say at this point. >> i'll put in a plug here. we do plan here at csis on wednesday, the 15th of february, to have an event specifically focused on the industrial base implications assuming they do actually release it on the 13th, as is currently planned. so we'll be able to answer sort of our own questions and many of you
the reality is, in this budget environment, you can't do everything everyone would want you to do to preserve every sector of the defense industrial base. so the question is, you know, not what do you cut, but what do you keep? and we don't really know yet what they're talking about doing. they at least talked about monitoring, but i don't think that is quite sufficient. but, you know, in terms of the procurement and tne accounts, we don't really know enough yet to say based on what they said...
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hedges rights we watch passively as the wealthy end of the elite, the corporations ruin the environment to fraga consumers and taxpayers and create an exclusive american oligarchy that fuses wealth and political power. we watch passively because we believe we can enter the club. it is agreed that keeps us silent. souci and los angeles. good afternoon. >> i want to thank you for your thoughts in the book. they are very deep and they really open many of our minds to the important concept and you try at least in the observation for a lot of deep thought and objective reality. i was troubled however in the area when you talk about the middle east because you talk about your history in terms of knowing arabic by riss thundering also if you have an equal knowledge of hebrew and the people on that side. >> religion jerusalem for two years. i don't speak hebrew. there was a conscious decision because when i worked in a leased to be working in syria or baghdad and to speak arabic and have any hebrew creed into your arabic could land you in prison although i have to say they eventually in both ir
hedges rights we watch passively as the wealthy end of the elite, the corporations ruin the environment to fraga consumers and taxpayers and create an exclusive american oligarchy that fuses wealth and political power. we watch passively because we believe we can enter the club. it is agreed that keeps us silent. souci and los angeles. good afternoon. >> i want to thank you for your thoughts in the book. they are very deep and they really open many of our minds to the important concept...
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in today's increasingly uncertain and complex strategic environment we must ensure that we sustain a diverse mix of rapidly deemployable capabilities, adapt processes to reflect broader ranges of requirements. and through the changes ahead we will demonstrate unwavering commitment to the honor of our professional values. to guide us through this dynamic landscape underpinned by challenges the under secretary of the army has said our vision is the army's globally engaged and regionally responsive and indispensable partner in the capabilities and multi-national environment. as part of the joint force and as america's army that we offer we guarantee the agility, versatility and depth to prevent -- in the future. acknowledging the changing geopolitical environment the 21st century defense that sustains strategic guidance articulates. the army has a vital role in the priorities and we are developing several initiatives. i would like to share a few of those with you. first our army generation process has served us well in meeting our demands in iraq and afghanistan the last several years,
in today's increasingly uncertain and complex strategic environment we must ensure that we sustain a diverse mix of rapidly deemployable capabilities, adapt processes to reflect broader ranges of requirements. and through the changes ahead we will demonstrate unwavering commitment to the honor of our professional values. to guide us through this dynamic landscape underpinned by challenges the under secretary of the army has said our vision is the army's globally engaged and regionally...
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but if you were going to fly through chemical environment, it's likely that the cockpit air could be contaminated. so as a result, it delivers oxygen to the pilot under pressure. so that if there's a problem in the cockpit, it's always pushing out and never being brought into the lungs. we had not flown aircraft in particularly high performance aircraft where the pilot is continually under pressurized x oxygen. and when you lay on more gs, you get even greater pressure and the pressure suit begins to inflate. so the physiological events that are occurring are as not as well understood or as well known. the report will say this that during that same period of time we reduced the emphasis and the number of people associated with aviation physiology, research, and science. so at the time we were entering a new environment for flying, we also took down those kinds of people. we went from 600,000 people in the air force down to 330. during that period of time, those types of people went away. that needs to be reestablished. the center of excellence for aviation physiology and those sorts
but if you were going to fly through chemical environment, it's likely that the cockpit air could be contaminated. so as a result, it delivers oxygen to the pilot under pressure. so that if there's a problem in the cockpit, it's always pushing out and never being brought into the lungs. we had not flown aircraft in particularly high performance aircraft where the pilot is continually under pressurized x oxygen. and when you lay on more gs, you get even greater pressure and the pressure suit...
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the other thing is we're now in an environment where the dividend tax rate is 15%. we know it is not going down from here. it will go up from here. investors are now realizing that they have to execute on the tax changes that will occur. >> really interesting theme i've been hearing over and over is europe, which we just found out today, is officially in recession. a lot of folks are looking to go over there and pick through the bones in europe. not on a country wide basis, but they're looking for that type of opportunity here. >> what about that, joe? some of your colleagues here on the floor of the new york stock exchange have been saying they're sniffing around, maybe buying here. we're back to levels we haven't seen since july. are you among them? >> not just yet. you know, i hear people still using the word uncertainty. i think there's a lot of certainty that's come about in the last few weeks, in particular, the president's going to exert his will. he's now into his second term or about to enter his second term. he doesn't have to answer to have many people. c
the other thing is we're now in an environment where the dividend tax rate is 15%. we know it is not going down from here. it will go up from here. investors are now realizing that they have to execute on the tax changes that will occur. >> really interesting theme i've been hearing over and over is europe, which we just found out today, is officially in recession. a lot of folks are looking to go over there and pick through the bones in europe. not on a country wide basis, but they're...
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he covered energy, the environment and politics for newspapers including the los angeles times and the tribune. he is a colleague at the blade won the 2007 livingston award for young journalists for their business as usual series revealing the trou routes of the economic decline. jim? >> thank you so much. thank you all for sticking around. i'm a numbers nerd myself and have been delighted with the amount of numbers. we have heard a lot about numbers. let's talk about what's going to happen. what does this look like a year from now? both from the lake duck and going forward? how much closer do you all think we will be towards actual, you know, fiscal health? towards balancing our budget,s and most importantly, where will those budget balancing measures actually have come from. we'll start with you. >> history would tell us if you look at gramm-rudman-hollings, which was enacted 25 years ago was an amendment in order to get a debt ceiling passed, which should remind you of what happened last summer. history tells us it will take that kind of brinkmanship, frankly, to get something done.
he covered energy, the environment and politics for newspapers including the los angeles times and the tribune. he is a colleague at the blade won the 2007 livingston award for young journalists for their business as usual series revealing the trou routes of the economic decline. jim? >> thank you so much. thank you all for sticking around. i'm a numbers nerd myself and have been delighted with the amount of numbers. we have heard a lot about numbers. let's talk about what's going to...
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so, if you add those altogether, it's probably about as challenging as anybody had and add the environment we live in from a security standpoint and then past times when we have had the reductions in spending, based on in this case, the end of the iraq war and potentially afghanistan, or previous the end of the cold war there's been a peace dividend taken. the difference this time is we are not in a peace situation. we are in persistent conflict. so, you add those up together and it's about as challenging as it gets for mark. >> what do you think is top priorities have to be out of the box. >> number one is just establish himself as a leader that's going to protect and defend the fact that air power is one of the major capabilities in the united states military and that this is not a either or situation number one and artech late to the unitestates air force what the value proposition is. i think he is the perfect person for that. and then you add that again right away to the uncertainty of budgetary issues and the fact that the major part of the fleet, the fighter flight in this case, is
so, if you add those altogether, it's probably about as challenging as anybody had and add the environment we live in from a security standpoint and then past times when we have had the reductions in spending, based on in this case, the end of the iraq war and potentially afghanistan, or previous the end of the cold war there's been a peace dividend taken. the difference this time is we are not in a peace situation. we are in persistent conflict. so, you add those up together and it's about as...